Pictorial Information Systems [electronic resource] / edited by S. K. Chang, K. S. Fu.

A hierarchical data structure scheme for storing pictures -- Hierarchical data structures for picture storage, retrieval and classification -- Convex polygons, hypercubes, and encoding techniques -- Structural descriptions and graph grammars -- Picture syntax -- Similarity retrieval techniques -- Designing an image based information system -- Image database management for pattern information processing studies -- Picture paging for efficient image processing -- A generalized zooming technique for pictorial database system -- A relational database system for images -- Cartographic databases -- Anatomical cross-sectional geometry and density distribution data base -- Electronic file for x-ray pictures -- Structured implementation of an image query language -- Design of intelligent query systems for large databases.